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Ode to a Vanishing Handcraft

Project CBD

At first glance, Cannabis Textiles is a quiet, unassuming book, without slick, staged photos or superlative descriptions of indigenous cultures. Such simplicity reflects the book’s inner beauty, which documents the history of a disappearing handcraft, that of traditional hemp cultivation and fabric production.

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A Brief History of Home Cannabis Extraction in the Modern Era

The Joint Blog

Science suggests that humans have been using psychoactive strains of cannabis for at least 2,500 years – if not longer – and for nearly as long, humans have experimented with ways to extract its compounds into a wide range of formulations. As a generation of homegrowers made cannabis more readily available across the U.S.

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History of the medicinal use of cannabis

Alchimia

Cannabis or marijuana has been accompanying mankind for more than 10,000 years, which has found the myriad of uses of this plant, either at recreational, medicinal or industrial level. Still, it isn’t difficult to imagine that the therapeutic traits of cannabis had been discovered discovered rather earlier.

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6 Historical Facts About Medical Marijuana

Leaf Science

As legalization continues to be passed worldwide we hope (and will continue to educate) to see cannabis federally legal in the US and in most countries by 2022. But, as the following facts show, history tells a much clearer story. Ancient Egyptians were the first to use cannabis as a treatment for tumors.

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Interactive Cannabis College Opens in Central Florida

SpeedWeed

A hands-on cannabis college focused on industry education, training, career placement, medical cannabis and more has expanded to central Florida. The university started in a 1,000-square-foot building, but has recently expanded to a 5-acre cannabis farm and training facility in Apopka, Fla.,

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Perfecting cannabis with Michael Backes

The Cannigma

Listen & Subscribe: A common issue that is present in the cannabis market is the inconsistency of products. In our chat, Michael shares his personal journey into the cannabis space, and how his history of migraines aided him in discovering the powers of medical marijuana. If you’ve read his book, you would know that.

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Zimbabwe Issues 57 Cannabis Cultivation Licenses

SpeedWeed

A hands-on cannabis college focused on industry education, training, career placement, medical cannabis and more has expanded to central Florida. The university started in a 1,000-square-foot building, but has recently expanded to a 5-acre cannabis farm and training facility in Apopka, Fla.,